Healing of closed femoral shaft fractures treated with the AO unreamed femoral nail. A comparative study with the AO reamed femoral nail

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 367-371

  Reynders, P A ^a   Broos, P L O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMUR SHAFT FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK LUNG; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034213089     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(00)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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